RobWard
Industrial
- Nov 7, 2001
- 270
Hi.
As part of our process we need to weld together some fairly small assemblies in fairly low volumes - say 100 at a time.
These assemblies weigh up to about 5kgs, are made up of up to 7 mild steel parts and are currently mig welded on home made jigs by hand.
We are struggling to keep up with demand and wondered whether some automation might help.
I've Googled it and it seems to get talked about but I haven't found any examples of anyone doing so successfully.
Ideally we would make 100 of one type then swap over to make 100 of a second type, then on to a third etc.
Has anyone any knowledge of anyone doing something like this cost effectively or do people think we might be better sticking with human welding operatives?
We're only a small company (25 employees) so can't throw the resources at it that a large corporation might but if there was a reasonable ROI we would like to look at it.
(We only started with CNC machinery a few years ago and that has been more successful than we had hoped)
Alternatively does anyone know anywhere I can look for more information and importantly what search terms I should try?
Thanks,
Rob
"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go past." Douglas Adams
As part of our process we need to weld together some fairly small assemblies in fairly low volumes - say 100 at a time.
These assemblies weigh up to about 5kgs, are made up of up to 7 mild steel parts and are currently mig welded on home made jigs by hand.
We are struggling to keep up with demand and wondered whether some automation might help.
I've Googled it and it seems to get talked about but I haven't found any examples of anyone doing so successfully.
Ideally we would make 100 of one type then swap over to make 100 of a second type, then on to a third etc.
Has anyone any knowledge of anyone doing something like this cost effectively or do people think we might be better sticking with human welding operatives?
We're only a small company (25 employees) so can't throw the resources at it that a large corporation might but if there was a reasonable ROI we would like to look at it.
(We only started with CNC machinery a few years ago and that has been more successful than we had hoped)
Alternatively does anyone know anywhere I can look for more information and importantly what search terms I should try?
Thanks,
Rob
"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go past." Douglas Adams